Heydenreich, Fornoros In NEMA Challenge
Seekonk, MA – Midget racing will be well represented in the NEMA Showdown of Champions event at Seekonk Speedway’s Open Wheel Wednesday, July 21. Nokie and Drew Fornoro and Jon Heydenreich bring dazzling resumes into the event.
The trio, totaling hundreds of victories and a dozen-plus championships, will take on supermodified stalwarts Chris Perley, Russ Wood and Bentley Warren; modified aces Mike Stefanik and Ted Christopher and Seekonk kingpins Vinnie Annarummo, Fred Astle, Jr. and Rick Martin in NEMA Lite cars.
Heydenreich and the Fornoros, like the entire field, are not strangers to Seekonk’s demands. The popular Nokie NEMA’s all-time Seekonk winner with eight is especially excited about one more “Cement Palace” challenge.
Considering the place and the field, everybody will be taking this seriously on what Nokie, calls “the ultimate momentum track.”
The winner of the prestigious Chili Bowl in 1990, Heydenreich joins one of racing’s greatest brother duos in representing the midgets in the unique event. A Sprint and Silver Crown veteran as well, Heydenreich’s throw caution to the winds style has resulted in impressive victories on both the ARDC and USAC circuits, not the least of them the 1987 Hut 100. He also welcomes another shot at the historic third mile.
The Fornoro’s hope to add to impressive win lists as well, the duo totaling well over 200 checkereds including 120 in NEMA, 85 of them belonging to nine-time champion Drew. Nokie, an ISMA standout as well, has 115 Midget wins including 45 in ARDC, and several championships including one in NEMA and six ARDC.
A NEMA and a NEMA Lites feature are part of Open Wheel Wednesday as well. For more details, visit www.seekonkspeedway.com.
Sources: Pete Zanardi/NEMA PR